Scan for Vocabulary level C p. 18-19

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p. 18, par 1
 interrupted
stopped talking

standard
typical

plump
round

manner
behavior
p. 18, par 2
 arrival
to enter

appearance
the way a person looks
p. 18, par 3
 winked
to open and close one eye quickly

horrible
really bad
p. 18, par 4
 lumps
a small piece

addressing
talking to
p. 18, par 6
 like a label
like a sign

leisure
when you feel like it
p. 18, par 7
 absorbed
to pay all attention to

fleeing
running away from

soap-opera
a type of television show
p. 19, par 1
 cupped
put around

parenthesis
punctuation marks ( )
p. 19, par 2
 spirit
feeling inside or God

the Depression
the period of time in 1930s when most people the U.S. had little to no money

parlor
a room in the house where guests sit and visit

hummed
to sing the notes of a song while keeping your lips closed

fragmented
in pieces

melody
a song or tune

drifted
moved
p. 19, par 3
 feeble
very weak
p. 19, par 4
 expression
the look on her face

albums
books of pictures

recalled
remembered

resemblance
to look similar to someone
p. 19, par 5
 lullaby
a song used to help a child fall asleep

fuzzy
not clear